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Bestselling author and podcaster Annie F. Downs joins Amy for an honest, joy-filled conversation about her new book, Don't Let That Hold You Back, life as an Enneagram Seven, and what she's learning as a newlywed. If you've ever wondered whether it's foolish to keep hoping, this episode is for you.
Annie shares the one question that has rescued her "over and over" when disappointment hits: What does this make possible? Two Enneagram Sevens talk about FOMO, the "holes in the bottom of the bucket," and why Annie has "Savor This" tattooed on her arm. She also opens up about marrying JW and learning the difference between what's private, personal, and public when your story is no longer just yours.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- How an Enneagram Seven feels big emotions
- Her husband's (JW) Enneagram type
- Annie's "four lives" framework for telling your story wisely
- Finishing Don't Let That Hold You Back just weeks before meeting her husband
- Hope deferred, waiting well, and trusting that God is writing a bigger story
- What happened when another author released the book Annie was pitching
- Why Annie loves being "the bridge"
- Her 2027 sabbatical plans
Chapters:
00:00 How Annie is really arriving
04:00 JW's Enneagram Type
08:00 Chapter 18, FOMO, and feeling emotions as a Seven
13:00 Private vs. personal vs. public
20:00 Waiting to share the engagement and hoping publicly
26:00 The book as a yearbook of the season before JW
28:30 Hope deferred and a bigger story
33:00 The book that wasn't and "What does this make possible?"
39:00 Nature vs. nurture: a Seven's superpower
41:30 Being the bridge
45:30 Sabbatical, obedience, and gospel success
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